Samuel de Champlain

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Black and white portrait of Samuel de Champlain with shoulder-length hair, a pointed beard, and a mustache, wearing a wide white collar and dark clothing.

Map showing the routes of Samuel de Champlain's explorations in northeastern North America, with color-coded arrows marking his voyages in 1603 (green, along the St. Lawrence River to the Gaspe Peninsula), 1604 (red, along the Atlantic coast to Cape Cod), 1609 (purple, from Quebec to Lake Champlain), and 1615-1616 (orange, from the St. Lawrence River through the Ottawa River and Great Lakes region). Key locations such as Quebec, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, and Lake Huron are labeled.

Map of Canada showing the exploration routes taken by various European explorers from the 16th to 19th centuries, marked with different colored and patterned lines. The routes trace paths along major rivers, lakes, the Arctic coast, and the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, illustrating efforts to find the Northwest Passage and expand fur trading. Key explorers and their paths are identified in a legend.

Bronze statue of Samuel de Champlain standing on a pedestal, holding a hat in his outstretched hand, against a clear blue sky in Quebec City, Canada.

Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain

Quebec: Champlain Monument

Map showing the routes of Samuel de Champlain's explorations in northeastern North America from 1603 to 1616, marked with different dashed and solid red lines for each expedition year. The map highlights major waterways including the St. Lawrence River, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, and Cape Cod. An inset at the top left features a black-and-white portrait of Champlain.

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French explorer

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Black and white portrait of Samuel de Champlain with shoulder-length hair, a pointed beard, and a mustache, wearing a wide white collar and dark clothing.

Samuel de Champlain

French explorer Samuel de Champlain.

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Map showing the routes of Samuel de Champlain's explorations in northeastern North America, with color-coded arrows marking his voyages in 1603 (green, along the St. Lawrence River to the Gaspe Peninsula), 1604 (red, along the Atlantic coast to Cape Cod), 1609 (purple, from Quebec to Lake Champlain), and 1615-1616 (orange, from the St. Lawrence River through the Ottawa River and Great Lakes region). Key locations such as Quebec, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, and Lake Huron are labeled.

Routes of Samuel de Champlain

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Map of Canada showing the exploration routes taken by various European explorers from the 16th to 19th centuries, marked with different colored and patterned lines. The routes trace paths along major rivers, lakes, the Arctic coast, and the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, illustrating efforts to find the Northwest Passage and expand fur trading. Key explorers and their paths are identified in a legend.

Colonial exploration routes in Canada

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Bronze statue of Samuel de Champlain standing on a pedestal, holding a hat in his outstretched hand, against a clear blue sky in Quebec City, Canada.

Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of the city of Quebec, statue by...

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Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain leading an attack on an Iroquois village in western New York...

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Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain

Method used by First Nations for hunting deer, illustration from a book by Samuel...

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Quebec: Champlain Monument

Quebec: Champlain Monument

Champlain Monument, Quebec.

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Map showing the routes of Samuel de Champlain's explorations in northeastern North America from 1603 to 1616, marked with different dashed and solid red lines for each expedition year. The map highlights major waterways including the St. Lawrence River, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, and Cape Cod. An inset at the top left features a black-and-white portrait of Champlain.

Champlain, Samuel de: explorations

Map depicting the explorations of Samuel de Champlain in North America, early 17th...

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